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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1969
Page
2
A three to four hour outage in Muscatine hit 3rd Street alley as transformer failures cut high voltage lines. Deliveries were late, air conditioning failed at several businesses and the public library, YMCA activities slowed, and a large foundry nearly halted operations for a day or more. Residents blamed municipal utility reliability for the disruptions.
Clark Clifford, once hawkish as head of the Defense Department under Johnson, now advocates major troop withdrawals. He proposes removal of 100000 U.S. troops this year and all remaining by end of 1970 with South Vietnamese Army taking all combat duties and U.S. aid limited to logistics and air support. He laments not adopting this view earlier while in power.
Roscoe and Geoffrey Drummond report that the United States and the Soviet Union will begin high stakes nuclear arms negotiations this summer. The piece argues the talks are essential to avert catastrophe, slow the arms race, and preserve civilization and democratic values amid mutual fear and escalating deterrence. It cites Nixon’s careful preparation and contrasts with Johnson-era groundwork, noting both sides seek near equality and a decisive breakthrough to prevent future disaster. A Financial Times–style wrap highlights inflation fears and a bank president’s quip about future wealth.
Alfred Brittain III of Bankers Trust testified that elevating the prime rate helped keep lending capacity within bounds and preserve funds for essential needs, especially small businesses. He said residential mortgages would stay at 7 3/4 percent while rates for large borrowers rose less than the overall prime move, as Patman pressed Kennedy over anti inflation steps. Kennedy rejected a national usury law, asserting inflation controls, not artificial rates, would eventually lower rates, while Brittain noted high loan demand and rejections of over a half billion dollars in six months.
Dear readers inquire about twilight sleep its purpose and relation to shock treatment. The doctor explains twilight sleep as a light anesthesia used for childbirth dentistry minor surgery and sometimes mental illness, distinct from electroconvulsive therapy which uses controlled electric currents.
New York AP notes summer vacation hits U S offices with staff returning to long tales of trips. The piece catalogs types such as The Sports Bug and The Narrow Escaper, with sound bites about golf trips, museum visits, and grandkids, plus the Boss plotting automation to avoid future vacations.
A portion of a smoke stack from the ferry boat was blown down during the Saturday night storm. The incident disrupted service briefly as crews assessed damage and safety concerns. No injuries reported.
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In devotional lines the author invokes Psalm 139 and asks God to feel near and powerful. The prayer seeks divine presence through personal supplication, closing in the name of Jesus.
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